Billy Williams's Three-Home-Run Game, 1968
DateSep 10, 1968
TeamsNew York Mets @ Chicago Cubs
ScoreMets 1, Cubs 8
Venue Wrigley Field
TypeMulti homer
Billy Williams hit three home runs in one game for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Mets on September 10, 1968. The Chicago Cubs won 8–1.
The game was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The announced attendance was 1,501. The game took 2h 11m. It was a day game under overcast skies.
It was the only time Billy Williams managed it. Dick Selma started for the New York Mets. Lee Weyer umpired behind the plate. It is the third of four three-home-run games the archive records that season.
Key figures
Three-Home-Run Game
Sources
- Retrosheet, CHN196809100
- Retrosheet event files — event:CHN196809100
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